Mehmet Cemali Dinçer

Prof. Dr. Cemali Dinçer graduated from METU Industrial Engineering Department. Afterwards, he went to Stanford University in the USA with a NATO scholarship, where he received a master's degree in Industrial Engineering and Statistics and a PhD in Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management.

Prof. Dr. After working at Bilkent University for 10 years, Dinçer moved to the private sector and served as the General Manager of Yeni Asır newspaper. Dinçer, who founded the Faculty of Communication and Computer Sciences and the Department of Software Engineering, Department of Computer Engineering, Department of Industrial Systems Engineering, Department of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering at Izmir University of Economics, was appointed as the General Manager of IzAIR (Izmir Airlines) in 2006. In 2011, he worked as the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Vice Rector for Academic Affairs at Istanbul Bilgi University and was a member of the Izmir Science Park Advisory Board.

Prof. Dr. Cemali Dinçer has been serving as the President of Yaşar University since 2015 and has received awards from national and international universities, especially from Stanford University. Dinçer, who speaks English very well, has many articles, books and projects.